Official: Arsenal announces Kai Havertz transfer

German attacking midfielder Kai Havertz was officially announced as a new Arsenal player by the Gunners.

He is leaving other London side – Chelsea after three seasons with the Blues, having won one Champions League, one European Super Cup and one FIFA Club World cup.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the transfer fee is around £65 million and he will wear number 29 at Emirates.

We keep moving forward.​

Kai Havertz is a Gunner ❤️ pic.twitter.com/76j5BStw9e

More on this topic:

Chelse and Arsenal with 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) June 28, 2023

“Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and he’s intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play”, said Arsenal manager Mikael Arteta, who was working very hard to sign the German.

Havertz: “It’s super exciting for me to be joining this amazing club and to be part of the Arsenal family. This club has such a big history, and I hope we can achieve lots of things”. ⚪️🔴✨ #AFC

“The mentality in the Arsenal squad is very high and you can feel that”. pic.twitter.com/yxowMPRiNr

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 28, 2023

Now that Arsenal have closed the deal for Havertz, they will focus on the negotiations with West Ham for Declan Rice. The latest reports are that the Hammers have agreed to sell their star player for £100 million £5 million in adds on, but the formula of the deal is yet to be decided.